ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: 11 exciting players to watch out for

Cricket World Cup 2015 will be a keenly followed international sporting event. Fans, cricket lovers and even acerbic critics will be eagerly hooked onto the cricket encounters in a bid to support and root for their favourite side and players.In a thrilling and evenly balanced contest, with some surprising unexpected results, we might be at the outset of seeing some great performances by certain players who are in a league of their own. Here, we take a look at 11 such outstanding talents:NOTE: This list is in no particular order.

#1 Kumar Sangakkara

This will be the last World Cup appearance of a true champion of Sri Lankan cricket, and also true to his style would appear to him as his last attempt to help Sri Lanka regain the sublime taste of glory that they first tasted in 1996. Though he didn't feature in that sterling star cast that fetched the Island nation the most precious crown, in World Cup 2015, Kumar Sangakkara, the prodigious scorer of over 13,300 runs will look to make amends.

A true big stage performer, there isn't a stroke in his batting repertoire that the cricket lover hasn't seen and fallen in love with. The scorer of 20 ODI hundreds and a staggering 91 fifties remains as eager to score heavily today as he was when he first arrived at the big stage. His mere name in the playing eleven will lift Lankan hopes and one will wish the crafty willower to swoon audiences with a rich bouquet of all round strokes that feature the sublime leg glance, the daft late cut and the attractive straight drive.